In 2014, large-scale solar PV systems generated 15 million MWh, and small-scale PV systems generated 11 million MWh Electricity generation from solar resources in the United States reached 77 million megawatthours (MWh) in 2017, surpassing [Read more]
475 MW of capacity that came online in Feb., 81% was wind, 16% solar photovoltaic, and remaining 3% hydro and biomass The U.S Energy Information Administration(EIA) expects nearly 32 gigawatts (GW) of new electric generating [Read more]
In 2016, 36% of total US fuel cell capacity was in California At the end of 2016, the United States had 56 large-scale fuel cell generating units greater than 1 megawatt (MW), totaling 137 megawatts [Read more]
Coal demand drops to 14% of total generation by 2050, and utilization rate for coal plants remains under 60% EIA projects U.S. coal disposition—domestic demand and coal exports—to remain relatively flat through 2050 in the Annual Energy [Read more]
Average capital costs for utility-scale solar PV facilities installed in 2015 were $2.91 per watt for AC capacity and $2.33 per watt in terms of DC capacity A solar photovoltaic (PV) system’s panel capacity is often reported [Read more]
By the end of 2016, California had 120 MW of utility-scale battery storage capacity in place About two-thirds of utility-scale battery storage power capacity installed in 2016 in the United States is located in two [Read more]
Renewable increases, most of the new generation capacity is powered by solar The mix of fuels used to generate electricity in the United States has changed in response to differences in the relative costs of [Read more]
Dual-fuel generators can now specify the percentage of fuels they plan to use and the costs for each fuel The bomb cyclone weather event in early Jan. 2018 resulted in record levels of U.S. natural gas demand [Read more]
Recent growth in natural gas consumption has almost all been in electric power sector Significant growth in natural gas production over the past decade—primarily from the Marcellus and Utica shales in the Appalachian Basin—have increased gross natural gas [Read more]
In early spring, California’s total solar share of electricity demand exceeded 50% during mid-day hours Once final data are in, EIA expects about 25 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric generating capacity to have been [Read more]
Batteries can help balance electricity supply and demand on multiple time scales Driven largely by installations over the past three years, the electric power industry has installed about 700 megawatts (MW) of utility-scale batteries on the U.S. electric [Read more]
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